Better BTU is a small group of industry experts who monitor and evaluate trends in an effort to forward the development of the biomass industry. Made up primarily of engineers, project developers and businessmen, we use our connections with others in the business (consulting firms, lawyers, financiers, etc.) to bring objective and informative blog posts.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

BioEnergy Symposium 2012 - Transportation Biofuels

If you are looking to
increase your knowledge of the renewable energy industry or to make some
contacts in the field, we suggest you attend the Second Annual BioEnergy
Symposium, held on Mar. 13-14 at UNC Charlotte. Hosted by the UNC Charlotte
IDEAS Center and its Environmental Assistance Office, as well as local firm
Calor Energy, this year’s conference will focus on the area of transportation
biofuels.

The two-day summit is
the brainchild of Dr. Helene Hilger, director of the UNC Charlotte IDEAS Center
and Regina Guyer, director of the Environmental Assistance Office. Both will be
on hand at the conference alongside colleagues and industry professionals from
across the Tar Heel State and Washington, D.C.

Jennifer Roberts from
the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners will kick off the events on Tuesday
morning with a welcome address before morning discussions begin. Steven Burke
from the Biofuels Center of North Carolina will deliver the keynote address at
noon in addition to making a presentation on NC Policy vs. Reality earlier in
the morning. The afternoon will consist of breakout sessions covering topics
ranging from technology and feedstocks to policy and finance.

Wednesday will begin
with an introduction by Jason Wagner of the Centralina COG/Clean Fuels Coalition,
followed by a presentation by Kelly Reagan from the City of Columbus (Ohio).
The final breakout sessions and lunch will end the conference.

Registration is just
$150 for the two-day event and information can be found on the UNC Charlotte
Environmental Assistance Office website. For those who can’t afford the fee,
scholarship money is available and an evening session on Food vs. Fuel will be
open to the public at UNC Charlotte Center City on 320 E. 9th Street
from 7-8:30 p.m.

One or more members from
Better BTU will be at the symposium so tune into our blog next week for updates
from the conference. Follow us on Twitter @betterbtu for live updates as well.

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